Is Halloween becoming too complicated?
I filled three pages of my outdoor journal about our recent trip to Maine for grouse.
If Shippensburg school board director Dr. Geno Torri were a student in the school district he would be considered chronically truant.
It’s Dog Walk time! Can you believe it’s been 19 years? This year is our 19th annual Dog Walk and Contests, and I seriously do not know where the time has gone.
Probably every home in the United States has at least one junk drawer. It’s the repository for all things left over after little projects or the place where you stash something you don’t need now, but may need at some point in the future.
There’s a small stack of weathered cherry wood next to the garage, and I brought a cart load onto the porch the other morning.
I applaud Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent trip to Lithuania and Poland. He is the first serving governor to travel to the region, and it is a great opportunity to strengthen the state’s military, economic and business ties with these important NATO allies.
A few weeks ago, I realized how far-reaching the effect of animals can really be.
Like most kids growing up in the ‘50s, we didn’t have much money to buy shotgun shells or the clay targets needed to practice. Dad bought a clay target thrower and a box of targets, but only one box of shotgun shells for me to practice with.
If you’ve ever had a conversation with a nurse, doctor or another healthcare worker, you know how inspiring their commitment to patients and our community can be.
The chamber continues to grow and we are excited to welcome into membership the following businesses:
Oh my word, I am so excited, I could almost burst!
While the debate over climate change continues and probably will continue forever, I must admit that over the decades, I’ve been involved in some tree-hugger causes.
Ruffles, our Springer spaniel, got a bath today.
I was talking with an awesome animal-lover the other day, and she told me a story about her cat named Mac.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to the sponsors, community for supporting the Bob Baish Golf Tournament
On July 21, the 33rd annual Bob Baish Memorial Golf Tournament was held at the Cumberland Golf Course. The 140 golfers braved the 100-degree temperature to support the Central Hospice of PA, in memory of Bob.
Since its earliest days, I’ve been a fan of WITF, our “local” public television station. I haven’t always liked everything it offered, but enough of its programs continue to appeal to me that it’s always one of my top go-to choices for entertainment and information.
This is the week of the Autumnal Equinox. From what I learned in school, the equinox means that as the sun passes the equator, the number of hours of daylight and night equal out.
It is always exciting when Pennsylvania can claim to be the first in the nation. It is even better when it involves looking after our service members’ families.
The animal/human connection never ceases to amaze me, and working at an animal shelter, I see it a lot.
On Thursday, the Coast Guard posted small craft warnings for Lake Ontario, and captain Greg Gehrig phoned us to tell us he didn’t feel safe taking his boat, “Top Gun” onto the lake. The wind came out of the north, crashing waves onto the shore and
On those occasions when the ancestry bug bites me, I most often go to my maternal grandfather’s branch of the family tree. Maybe it’s because I’m drawn to the interesting first names scattered through the generations. Or it could be that I’m searching for evidence to disprove my theory that …
Thunderstorms are the worst. The big ones are super scary. I try to fit all of me inside my house, but I’m not tiny and the rain always gets in. Living outside can be hard.
Eighteen years ago on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, I remember walking to my first class of the day at Slippery Rock University. It was an early class, so I did not know what terror was unfolding in New York City until after I arrived in the classroom across campus.
Every 10 or 15 years, some type of compulsion sweeps over me, and I dive into the unknown via some spot in the house that holds forgotten treasures. These pockets of denial are, for the most part, in plain sight, yet hidden away.
We drove our camper to Raystown Lake for our first camping trip since last spring.
School property taxes are crippling homeowners.
I often wonder if my bratty cats really know how lucky they are.
Gov. Wolf’s charter school overhaul would cut funding for charters, cap enrollment, and place a moratorium on new cyber charter schools, even as tens of thousands of students are on waiting lists for charter schools across the state. In short, it would deny families the schooling options they seek.
It really doesn’t matter what the calendar indicates, the Shippensburg Corn Festival signifies the end of summer.
Todd sent me an email a few weeks ago, and told me about a splinter forend for a Parker shotgun that was mis-labeled as an LC Smith forend on eBay. I found it, and it was a Parker not an LC Smith, and I started bidding. To make a long story short, I bought it for $31 plus $8 shipping.
Do you ever think about quitting? Anything?
Outdoors with Bill Ferris published on Wednesday, Aug. 21, is a great gun law article!
Finally, a respite from all that heat. I know some folks really love hot weather and I can take it in small doses. But, for me, it saps my desire to work outdoors, or for that matter, taking a walk with the dog, Ruffles.
As local community schools open their doors for another year of learning, most parents are shopping for back-to-school bargains using a school-issued supply list as their guide. But this year, many local families are thinking beyond their own backpacks and buying school supplies for needy ch…
Oh I am chomping at the bit for this one, you guys! It’s almost Puppy Paddle time! I can’t wait!
Not long ago, my sister-in-law (whom I affectionately refer to as my “little sister”) nominated me to participate in a Facebook challenge of sorts. The object was to list books that impacted your life and you were to name one book each day for seven days, along with a brief explanation of wh…
I guess I’m going to climb onto my soapbox.
I think I want to be a dog. I’m going somewhere with this, so strap yourself in.
In a Sherlock Holmes short story called, “Silver Blaze,” the clue which solves the crime for the famous detective was the curious incident of the dog that did not bark in the nighttime. The VTS story about Deputy Reddington’s appointment as the second school resource officer for the Big Spri…
The legislative session has been quite productive. The House passed numerous bills to improve Pennsylvania and those who live here. Though the General Assembly is not currently in voting session, I have been busy here in Adams and Cumberland counties meeting with residents to learn how the b…
There’s a lot to be said about the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
A friend found some surface rust on the receiver of his shotgun the other day while we were shooting clay targets. A little oil and some rubbing took care of it, but it reminded me to check the guns in my own gun safe.
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